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Living Through a Pandemic: Surviving the Virus

Will life ever be the same for those who made it out alive?

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Alex Dalenberg

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These stories are part of Pocket's Living Through a Pandemic collection.

I Spent Six Days on a Ventilator With Covid-19

It saved me, but my life is not the same.

COVID Has Caused Millions to Lose their Sense of Smell—One Writer’s Journey to a Scentless Life and Back

When you lose smell, you are not only losing the world around you but also losing access to the internal landscape of your own past.

I Had COVID-19, and These Are the Things Nobody Tells You

Nobody tells you about the dread. From the moment my doctor phoned me with the test results, to the moment I am writing this column, I have been scared out of my mind.

‘What Are We So Afraid Of?’

A one-time skeptic on dismissing, denying, contracting and spreading the coronavirus.

I'm a Covid-19 'Long-Hauler'. For Us, There Is No End in Sight

Thousands of people like me are suffering ill health months after contracting the virus. We need more help.

Insane After Coronavirus?

Some people write Pale Horse, Pale Rider after living through a pandemic, other people don’t. Still, I had promised to dash off a breezy diary of the lockdown, in that period after immediate recovery when I was certain I was 100 percent back to normal.

Want More? A Deeper Look at Living Through the Pandemic

The most unforgettable first-person essays and on-the-ground reports that told the story of coronavirus in 2020.